Animal flower (Zoˆl.) See under Animal. -- Cut flowers, flowers cut
from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. -- Flower bed, a plat in a
garden for the cultivation of flowers. -- Flower beetle (Zoˆl.), any
beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. any one of numerous small species
of the genus Meligethes, family NitidulidÊ, some of which are injurious
to crops. - - Flower bird (Zoˆl.), an Australian bird of the genus
Anthornis, allied to the honey eaters. -- Flower bud, an unopened
flower. -- Flower clock, an assemblage of flowers which open and close
at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time. -- Flower head
(Bot.), a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their
receptacle, as in the case of the daisy. -- Flower pecker (Zoˆl.), one
of a family (DicÊidÊ) of small Indian and Australian birds. They
resemble humming birds in habits. -- Flower piece. (a) A table ornament
made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers. -- Flower
stalk (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the
flower or fructification.
Flow"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Flowering.] [From the noun. Cf. Flourish.] 1. To blossom; to bloom; to
expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant
flowers in June.